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violet

[vahy-uh-lit] / ˈvaɪ ə lɪt /
ADJECTIVE
mauve
Synonyms


NOUN
lavender
Synonyms
STRONGEST




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Their daughters, Hazel and Violet, both act in school plays and have started to love visiting their parents on set.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Cordelia Violet Paap, a 12th-grader and student body president at Tallinn Pelgulinna State, delivered a poem railing against AI before a school talent show in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The title of Violet Grohl’s debut album, “Be Sweet to Me,” started as an inside joke.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

At the time of the arrest, a small crowd of Pokémon fans was camped outside of the Best Buy waiting to purchase the latest set of trading cards, the Scarlet & Violet 151 expansion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

For most of the afternoon, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny cooked the puttanesca sauce according to the recipe.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket




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